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Overview
To better understand the identity issues and inner workings of the women who opt out, opting out is critically examined through three lenses: agency and autonomy; gender, femininity and the maternal; and, finally, concepts of reinvention. These three areas of inquiry all raise and problematize relevant issues that are present in women’s lives, and that have a deep and defining effect on concepts of the self. The book includes the narratives of six women, interwoven with in-depth social theory and relevant debates.
Written in an engaging and accessible style, Opting Out and In will strongly appeal to researchers and practitioners alike, working in areas such as social theory, globalization, feminist studies and identity studies.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781138351950 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 08/14/2018 |
Series: | Antinomies |
Pages: | 150 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Opting Out and InI.1. A Debated Phenomenon
I.2. A Narrative Approach to Studying Opting Out
I.3. The Narratives
I.4. Introducing the Women
I.5. The Structure of the Book
1. Globalization, Individualization, and Gender in Contemporary Society
1.1. Globalization, Technology, and Media
1.2. Post-traditional, Risk Society
1.3. The Effect of Globalization on Working Culture
1.4. Gendered Organizations
1.5. Focusing on Work-Life Balance: Problems and Paradoxes
1.6. Competing Schemas
1.7. Conclusion
2. Lacking Agency, Coherence, and Control
2.1. Linn: The Love of Work and the Vitality of Living
2.2. Understanding Agency
2.3. Naomi and the Wakeup Call of the Emergency Room
2.4. The Importance of Narrative
2.5. Autonomy: An Alternative View
2.6. Conclusion
3. Gender and Femininity in Contemporary Society
3.1. Amy and the Unexpected Need to Be with Her Children
3.2. The Symbolic, Semiotic, and Maternal
3.3. Mediated Womanhood
3.4. Ella: Stepping Off the Ladder while Staying On at Work
3.5. Contemporary Feminism and the Freedom to Choose
3.6. Conclusion
4. Opting In
4.1. Michelle: The Journey from Incoherence to Coherence and Control
4.2. Reinvention
4.3. Nora’s Story: "I pulled the hand brake"
4.4. Reflection, Authenticity, and the Threat to Identity
4.5. Conclusion
5. Epilogue: Opting Out and Then What?
5.1. Linn: Confidence in Knowing What She Wants
5.2. Ella: Back on The Fast Track?
5.3. Nora: Getting Her Business Off the Ground
5.4. Michelle and the Ebbs and Flows of Life
5.5. Amy: Getting Back on the Job Market
5.6. Naomi and the Wear and Tear of Constant Transitioning
5.7. Opting Out – A Story of Success?